The programme of appreciation of the students who obtained excellent results in the 2023 (2024) GCE Advanced Level Examination was held today at the Education Ministry under the chairmanship of Minister Susil Premajayantha and they appeared for a group photo and a selfie photo with the Minister.
The gunman responsible for the killing of underworld figure Saman Rohitha Perera alias ‘Pas Podda’ in Gampaha in 2022 was arrested by immigration officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake upon his return to the country.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe met his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, who began his third consecutive term after being sworn-in at New Delhi. Both leaders agreed to maintain bilateral ties between the two nations. The Indian Prime Minister also met other heads of state who attended the swearing-in. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France’s parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right in the European elections Sunday.
In the backdrop of the government evolving legislation to regulate nuclear power generation and the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) getting ready to call for Expression of Interest from prospective investors, a delegation of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is expected in the country soon to explore investment in a nuke plant in the country, an official said yesterday.
Retired Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne and former Director of Criminal Investigation Department Shani Abeysekara joined the Retired Police Collective of the National People’s Power (NPP) during its maiden meeting today.
The Transport Ministry advised the National Transport Commission (NTC) and the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) to assign more buses for railway commuters to avoid the inconvenience caused to them in reaching their work places tomorrow morning.
The stretch of road at Pahala Kadugannawa on the Colombo-Kandy road was closed for traffic to remove unstable rocks and branches of trees along this section of the road. Captured here is how the unstable rocks and tree branches were removed. However, the stretch of road was reopened today after clearing the area.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in India today to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will begin his third term this evening. Mr. Wickremesinghe was welcomed at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, by Secretary of the Indian Foreign Ministry P. Kumaran, Indian Ocean Affairs Secretary Puneet Agrawal, Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Santhosh Jha, and Sri Lankan High Commissioner in India
On June 12, the IMF board will approve Sri Lanka’s third disbursement under the current program. However, Sri Lanka is still falling short on the governance improvements that are foundational for its economic recovery.
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